Monthly Archives: December 2012

Dec 31, 1942 – Thursday

Posted on December 31, 2012 by John

Wow! What a day. It is raining and snowing and sleeting all at the same time. It looks as if I am going to spend another day inside. Swanny is also very sick and has a high fever so they … Continue reading →

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Dec 30, 1942 – Wednesday.

Posted on December 30, 2012 by John

Boy is it ever cold and raining here. Every one is staying in the pup tent today. It looks as if the rain is never going to stop. We didn’t do a thing today as the rain kept us in. … Continue reading →

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Dec 29, 1942 – Tuesday

Posted on December 29, 2012 by John

All we did today was straighten up the supply room and tried to fix our stove. I went down to the P.X. today and brought 4 doz eggs. they won’t last long. We played a little volleyball tonight for a … Continue reading →

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Dec 28, 1942 – Monday

Posted on December 28, 2012 by John

Not much happened today. We tried to make a stove, but it smoked so much that it chocked us out of the tent. We are going to try and make it different now. We buy eggs from the Arabs as … Continue reading →

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Letter Home – December 28, 1942

Posted on December 28, 2012 by John

Dear Mother & Dad, Hello! How is every one at home? Ok I hope. I’m fine and feel swell. It sure doesn’t seem like there is a war going on here. But look out. You know that’s the only way … Continue reading →

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Dec 27, 1942 – Sunday

Posted on December 27, 2012 by John

I went to 10:15 AM mass this morning. It started raining just as mass started so we had to hold a blanket up over the altar as the priest has to finish the mass once it started. In the afternoon … Continue reading →

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Dec 26, 1942 – Saturday

Posted on December 26, 2012 by John

Well we sang songs until bed time last night and we had a lot of fun I gave my straw tick to one of the fellows that just came in. Boy it was sure cold without it but they only … Continue reading →

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Letter Home – December 25, 1942

Posted on December 25, 2012 by John

Dear Mother & Dad, Here it is Christmas day and I have been thinking of all of you, so I had better drop you a line. I went to midnight mass last night and I also went again this morning … Continue reading →

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Dec 25, 1942 – Friday

Posted on December 25, 2012 by John

Today is Christmas. Merry Christmas everyone and may we find the next one at home. We had a merry time last night trimming the tree. We did not have a thing to decorate it with but soon it was loaded … Continue reading →

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Dec 24, 1942 – Thursday

Posted on December 24, 2012 by John

Here it is Christmas Eve and it just seems like another day. We tried to swipe a Christmas tree the other day but they were all in peoples yards so we haven’t one at all I went to confession today … Continue reading →

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